Theretra griseomarginata

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Theretra griseomarginata
Theretra griseomarginata, male, upperside. India, Uttar Pradesh, Bhimtal, Naini Tal.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. griseomarginata
Binomial name
Theretra griseomarginata
(Hampson, 1898) [1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa griseomarginataHampson, 1898
  • Chaerocampa griseo-marginata

Theretra griseomarginata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India.

The antenna are long, reaching beyond the apex of the forewing discal cell. The abdomen upperside has a single, narrow longitudinal white line. The forewing upperside has a diagnostic whitish submarginal band that runs nearly straight from the apex to near the tornus.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[ permanent dead link ]PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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